Someones dogs killed 16 of my Silkies

[equinelyn]

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Jacks can be aggressive towards chickens. But you can't blame them 100%, it has been bred into them for many generations to hunt small animals. They hunt raccoon, badger, possum, fox, and groundhog. So a chicken is a fun quick kill to them. I breed and show Jack Russell's, so I know their behavior well. I make sure I raise all of mine around them, and they know the chickens and their coop are OFF LIMITS when it comes to their prey drive. I learned the hard lesson when I first brought chickens home, and my dogs didn't' quite understand that they can kill every other small animal in the yard... except my chickens.

here are some of my dogs
MAYO NAIZE (mayonnaise)

and SAMSON

SAMSON 5 seconds later lol

 

[dancingsquirrel]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Been there this summer, we lost a hen, two chicks and a guinea pig to dogs - a weiner dog and some other ankle biter-type.

to your whole family

 

[EM Squared Farms]

Dear Streakin Stones,

I'm so sorry about all your Silkies. It reminds me how sad my son was when he lost some of his chickens to a raccoon ?

Actually our first loss was our first chickies we ever raised that were Cornish x Rock chickens. One night I didn't carry them into their house for the night because it was raining and 2 were dead the next day and our dog was carrying around the leg of my only rooster (Stubby - because he has stubby wings as a chickie compared to the others) at the time and would not give it up.

Our pen is totally enclosed with garden fence (the rectangle fencing), even on the top. But predators can still "pull them through the fence." We learned this the hard way since one side of the pen didn't have a "chicken house" yet. They would sleep on a low tin roof structure near the edge and he was missing 3 young cockerels (only blood and feathers and bent fence).

So far, the enclosed fence coops work well with the condition of a chicken house for the chickens to go into to sleep in. Who knew what crazy places chicken sleep if they don't have a house.

Again, I'm sorry about your chickens. Silkies are so funny going into their houses, flapping their tiny wings to help them walk up the ramp to their chicken house.

We do have blue silkies (4 mo. old and younger) if you are ready for some.

Check out our website.

 

[ChooksinChoppers]

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Jacks can be aggressive towards chickens. But you can't blame them 100%, it has been bred into them for many generations to hunt small animals. They hunt raccoon, badger, possum, fox, and groundhog. So a chicken is a fun quick kill to them. I breed and show Jack Russell's, so I know their behavior well. I make sure I raise all of mine around them, and they know the chickens and their coop are OFF LIMITS when it comes to their prey drive. I learned the hard lesson when I first brought chickens home, and my dogs didn't' quite understand that they can kill every other small animal in the yard... except my chickens.

here are some of my dogs
MAYO NAIZE (mayonnaise)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/94651_mayo.jpg

and SAMSON
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/94651_sam1.jpg

SAMSON 5 seconds later lol
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/94651_sam3.jpg

LOVE the longsuffering look on poor Mayonaize's face!

 

[equinelyn]

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LOL

yes she is so dramatic! She was like "Mommmmmmm take them away!!!"

 

[speckledhen]

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Jacks can be aggressive towards chickens. But you can't blame them 100%, it has been bred into them for many generations to hunt small animals. They hunt raccoon, badger, possum, fox, and groundhog. So a chicken is a fun quick kill to them. I breed and show Jack Russell's, so I know their behavior well. I make sure I raise all of mine around them, and they know the chickens and their coop are OFF LIMITS when it comes to their prey drive. I learned the hard lesson when I first brought chickens home, and my dogs didn't' quite understand that they can kill every other small animal in the yard... except my chickens.

here are some of my dogs
MAYO NAIZE (mayonnaise)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/94651_mayo.jpg

and SAMSON
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/94651_sam1.jpg

SAMSON 5 seconds later lol
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/94651_sam3.jpg

Cute pic, however, for every dog of any breed who is great with chickens, there are hundreds who love killing them. As I said, I really don't care what breed it is. ANY breed will kill, terriers just are faster, it seems, and can catch more birds. This isn't a breed thing, I just have a grudge against JRTs because they've slaughtered birds of a friend over and over, birds that she got from me, and I really can't stand the breed, just a personal thing. BUT, that isn't the point.

The point is:

Dog where it does not belong, by law and everything ethical.
Chicken where it does belong, but slaughtered needlessly.
Neglectful/irresponsible dog owner needs to be made responsible.

 

[mothrhen]

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X2! Happyhens you said it! In fact Labs and Cocker spaniels are the #1 biting breeds in the US (meaning that more people are biten anually by these breeds). It just doesn't get picked up by the media because its not sensational enough. ALL dogs are dangerous in groups and any dog can go after livestock. Keep your dogs at home where they are safe and others are safe from them!

 

[dretd]

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I was visiting with someone recently about how we were considering getting a fainting goat and she shared that her neighbor had a fainting goat that was taken down by a pack of Jack Russells...

I agree whole-heartedly with your points!

My take:
1) Everyone should be responsible for thier own environment/belongings so they don't negatively impact someone else's (rephrase of the Golden Rule) and
2) We need to be ever vigilent and protect ourselves form the boneheads that do not abide by rule 1

 

[dretd]

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I am so very sorry and I cry with you.

I hope your little one is handling it ok, mine would be inconsolable.

You do need to 'start something' with your neighbors, if they have a heart they will see your grief and take responsibility. It might be best ot try not to be hostile (even though your are very angry on the inside) and be sure to point out that these were loved, gentle pets. Some people really don't get it and have an attitude of they are just chickens...

I am pretty paranoid, so I have my chickens inside my large fenced backyard, then I have a secondary fence around their run with a top. They do free range with supervision. One thing you may want to consider that has worked for me: I have a double fence where I have a welded wire field fence that is very sturdy (you could also use chain link or other 12 or 14 gauge wire) on the outside of the posts to keep predators out (including dogs), then on the inside layer I have hardware cloth to keep the chickens away from the outside layer. So far so good. The whole thing is topped with 14 gauge field fence. That wouldn't keep weasels out but we don't have problems with those around here, thankfully.

I wish you all the best

 

[Moochie]